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Beyond the Time: An Anthology of Science Fiction
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ISBN13: 9798313490960
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Mar 9 2025
Pages: 194
Weight: 0.43
Height: 0.45 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Mar 9 2025
Pages: 194
Weight: 0.43
Height: 0.45 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
In Beyond the Time: An anthology of Science Fiction, we follow ten stories:
My Empty World is a short story about a protagonist waking up in different bodies every day, in a world where seemingly only he exists. This story is an intense exploration of identity and the search for understanding, perfect for those seeking an engaging and contemplative narrative.
My Empty World is a short story about a protagonist waking up in different bodies every day, in a world where seemingly only he exists. This story is an intense exploration of identity and the search for understanding, perfect for those seeking an engaging and contemplative narrative.
The Moon of Kurt is a short tale about a solitary explorer trapped in a cycle of repetition on a rocky moon, trying to escape by returning to his ship. This story explores moral dilemmas and issues of identity as Kurt tries to find a way out of this impossible situation.
The third story follows the journey of two robots, Ral and Ab, on an exploration mission on an alien planet. Confronted with unexpected challenges, the robots face questions that challenge their understanding of existence. The plot revolves around their interaction with an alien species and how it influences their perceptions and decisions.
Robot's Note tells the journey of a robot sharing its intimate reflections with a colleague who has already passed away. It recounts its experiences during interplanetary conflicts and its escape from the battles. In its final reflections, the robot confronts the notion of existence and non-existence, pondering the meaning of its own being in a universe filled with conflict and change.
In One Hour Until the End of the World, we follow an individual trapped in a loop amidst a world-ending apocalypse. In the short story The City of Clones, we follow a writer reflecting in a city where all individuals are copies of them in some way.
In The Investigator Zeta, Bertrand, an investigator in the future city of New Zeta, works for Contract Zeta S.A., analyzing data and cases related to the company's products. In a city entirely controlled by this large conglomerate, Bert attempts to solve a murder.
In Detectives of the Anti-life we have a world where the reactivation of people has become commonplace, Nihil, an Anti-Life Detective, spends his days solving cases in the anti-life, directly conversing with the victims. While determining if the individual has a sufficient cerebral electrical pattern for the reactivation process, he also tries to solve the mystery of what led the person to be in the anti-life.
In the story Projest: My Strange Desert, Projest, an agent of AIIFI, with the power to manifest things from his mind into the real world, works investigating and combating paranormal phenomena that occur worldwide. In this universe where strange things are common, Projest seeks to uncover the origin of all these phenomena.
Finally, in The Relative Heroes, the story revolves around three characters on an island in the North Atlantic. Adam has been alive for over 15 thousand years, Rel can slow time in relation to his perception, and Mori goes back in time one minute every time he dies. Facing a great threat, they must do everything possible to save the world.
The third story follows the journey of two robots, Ral and Ab, on an exploration mission on an alien planet. Confronted with unexpected challenges, the robots face questions that challenge their understanding of existence. The plot revolves around their interaction with an alien species and how it influences their perceptions and decisions.
Robot's Note tells the journey of a robot sharing its intimate reflections with a colleague who has already passed away. It recounts its experiences during interplanetary conflicts and its escape from the battles. In its final reflections, the robot confronts the notion of existence and non-existence, pondering the meaning of its own being in a universe filled with conflict and change.
In One Hour Until the End of the World, we follow an individual trapped in a loop amidst a world-ending apocalypse. In the short story The City of Clones, we follow a writer reflecting in a city where all individuals are copies of them in some way.
In The Investigator Zeta, Bertrand, an investigator in the future city of New Zeta, works for Contract Zeta S.A., analyzing data and cases related to the company's products. In a city entirely controlled by this large conglomerate, Bert attempts to solve a murder.
In Detectives of the Anti-life we have a world where the reactivation of people has become commonplace, Nihil, an Anti-Life Detective, spends his days solving cases in the anti-life, directly conversing with the victims. While determining if the individual has a sufficient cerebral electrical pattern for the reactivation process, he also tries to solve the mystery of what led the person to be in the anti-life.
In the story Projest: My Strange Desert, Projest, an agent of AIIFI, with the power to manifest things from his mind into the real world, works investigating and combating paranormal phenomena that occur worldwide. In this universe where strange things are common, Projest seeks to uncover the origin of all these phenomena.
Finally, in The Relative Heroes, the story revolves around three characters on an island in the North Atlantic. Adam has been alive for over 15 thousand years, Rel can slow time in relation to his perception, and Mori goes back in time one minute every time he dies. Facing a great threat, they must do everything possible to save the world.
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